Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
NameJerry SHOFNER 
Birth3 Jun 1888, Union County, Kentucky1905
Death24 Jun 1952, Providence, Webster County, Kentucky1906
Burial27 Jun 1952, Henderson County, Kentucky1906
OccupationRailroad; section foreman - L & N Railroad
Education8th grade
FatherBailey Cordis SHOFNER (~1853-<1900)
MotherSarissa HOGAN (1854-1936)
Spouses
BirthJan 1899, Kentucky1904
Death19761904
BurialFernwood Cemetery, Henderson, Kentucky1904
FatherJames B. (Doc) STONE (1861-1938)
MotherRebecca Jane BROWN (1866-1938)
ChildrenRuby Thelma (1920-1936)
Census notes for Jerry SHOFNER
1900 Kentucky, Union County, Sturgis district no. 5, E.D. 84, sheet 2B
dwelling 30, family 31,
Hogan, Malinda, head, white, female, Mar 1817, age 83, widow, mother of 8 children, 5 living, born Illinois, father born Tennessee, mother born Georgia, land lord
dwelling 31, family 32
Davis, Mary E., head, white, female, Jun 1848, age 51, widow, mother of 8 children, 5 living, born Kentucky, father born Tennessee, mother born Illinois
-------, John C., son, white, male, Sep 1882, age 17, single, born Kentucky, parents born Kentucky
-------, Ruth M., daughter, white, female, May 1884, age 16 single, born Kentucky, parents born Kentucky
dwelling 32, family 33
Shofner, Sirissa, head, white, female, Feb 1850, age 50, widow, mother of 7 children, 5 living, born Kentucky, father born Tennessee, mother born Illinois, wash woman
---------, David D., son, white, male, Oct 1884, age 15, single, born Kentucky, parents born Kentucky
---------, Jerry, son, white, male, Mar 1889, age 11, single, born Kentucky, parents born Kentucky
1920 Kentucky, Webster County, ?, E.D. 145, sheet 7B
First Street, dwelling 147, family 164
enumerated with Elder Granti?
Shofner, Jerry, head, male, white, age 31, married, can read and write, born Kentucky, parents born Kentucky, foreman, section railroad
----------, Lue E., wife, female, white, age 20, married, can read and write, born Kentucky, parents born Kentucky
1930 Kentucky, Webster County, Clay Twp., E.D. 117-21, sheet 14A, stamped 176
Lisman Street, dwelling 337, family 356
Shofner, Jerry, head, rents, no radio, male, white, age 41, married at age 26, can read and write, born Kentucky, parents born Kentucky, foreman L&NRR Section
---------, Luella, wife, female, white, age 31, married at age 16, can read and write, born Kentucky, parents born Kentucky
---------, Ruby T., daughter, female, white, age 9, single, can read and write, born Kentucky, parents born Kentucky
1940 Kentucky, Webster County, Sebree town, Mag. Dist. 2, E.D. 117-5, sheet 11A, stamped page 50
Side Road, household 250, rents $7
Shofner, Jerry, head, male, white, age 50, married, 8th grade, born Kentucky, lived in Henderson in 1935, foreman, section railroad
-----------, Luella, wife, female, white, age 41, married, 8th grade, born Kentucky, lived in Henderson in 1935
dwelling 30, family 31,
Hogan, Malinda, head, white, female, Mar 1817, age 83, widow, mother of 8 children, 5 living, born Illinois, father born Tennessee, mother born Georgia, land lord
dwelling 31, family 32
Davis, Mary E., head, white, female, Jun 1848, age 51, widow, mother of 8 children, 5 living, born Kentucky, father born Tennessee, mother born Illinois
-------, John C., son, white, male, Sep 1882, age 17, single, born Kentucky, parents born Kentucky
-------, Ruth M., daughter, white, female, May 1884, age 16 single, born Kentucky, parents born Kentucky
dwelling 32, family 33
Shofner, Sirissa, head, white, female, Feb 1850, age 50, widow, mother of 7 children, 5 living, born Kentucky, father born Tennessee, mother born Illinois, wash woman
---------, David D., son, white, male, Oct 1884, age 15, single, born Kentucky, parents born Kentucky
---------, Jerry, son, white, male, Mar 1889, age 11, single, born Kentucky, parents born Kentucky
1920 Kentucky, Webster County, ?, E.D. 145, sheet 7B
First Street, dwelling 147, family 164
enumerated with Elder Granti?
Shofner, Jerry, head, male, white, age 31, married, can read and write, born Kentucky, parents born Kentucky, foreman, section railroad
----------, Lue E., wife, female, white, age 20, married, can read and write, born Kentucky, parents born Kentucky
1930 Kentucky, Webster County, Clay Twp., E.D. 117-21, sheet 14A, stamped 176
Lisman Street, dwelling 337, family 356
Shofner, Jerry, head, rents, no radio, male, white, age 41, married at age 26, can read and write, born Kentucky, parents born Kentucky, foreman L&NRR Section
---------, Luella, wife, female, white, age 31, married at age 16, can read and write, born Kentucky, parents born Kentucky
---------, Ruby T., daughter, female, white, age 9, single, can read and write, born Kentucky, parents born Kentucky
1940 Kentucky, Webster County, Sebree town, Mag. Dist. 2, E.D. 117-5, sheet 11A, stamped page 50
Side Road, household 250, rents $7
Shofner, Jerry, head, male, white, age 50, married, 8th grade, born Kentucky, lived in Henderson in 1935, foreman, section railroad
-----------, Luella, wife, female, white, age 41, married, 8th grade, born Kentucky, lived in Henderson in 1935
Obituary notes for Jerry SHOFNER
Owensboro Messenger (Kentucky), Saturday, 28 June 1952, p. 9 (Newspapers.com)
Jerry M. Shofner
CLAY, Ky. – Jerry M. Shofner, 64, died at 10:50 p.m. Tuesday at his home in Providence.
Mr. Shofner was an L. & N. Railroad section foreman for 35 years.
Surviving are the wife, Louella, and two brothers, John Shofner of Sturgis, and David Shofner, of East St. Louis, Ill.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Price Temple in Providence, the Rev. R.E. Todd officiating, assisted by Mrs. Loda Clark. Burial was in Fernwood Cemetery at Henderson.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, June 26, 1952.
Jerry Shofner, 64, died Tuesday night at 11 o'clock at his home here. He had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage Tuesday morning. Mr. Shofner had been an employee of the L&N Railroad Company for 35 years and had lived in Clay, Dixon, and Sebree before moving to Providence. He is survived by his wife, Luella; two brothers, John Shofner of Grove Center and David Shofner of East St. Louis, Il., several nieces and nephews. The body is at the Franklin and Edwards Funeral Home in Clay. Funeral arrangements have not been made. Burial will be in Fernwood cemetery at Henderson.
Jerry M. Shofner
CLAY, Ky. – Jerry M. Shofner, 64, died at 10:50 p.m. Tuesday at his home in Providence.
Mr. Shofner was an L. & N. Railroad section foreman for 35 years.
Surviving are the wife, Louella, and two brothers, John Shofner of Sturgis, and David Shofner, of East St. Louis, Ill.
Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Price Temple in Providence, the Rev. R.E. Todd officiating, assisted by Mrs. Loda Clark. Burial was in Fernwood Cemetery at Henderson.
Providence Journal-Enterprise, Thursday, June 26, 1952.
Jerry Shofner, 64, died Tuesday night at 11 o'clock at his home here. He had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage Tuesday morning. Mr. Shofner had been an employee of the L&N Railroad Company for 35 years and had lived in Clay, Dixon, and Sebree before moving to Providence. He is survived by his wife, Luella; two brothers, John Shofner of Grove Center and David Shofner of East St. Louis, Il., several nieces and nephews. The body is at the Franklin and Edwards Funeral Home in Clay. Funeral arrangements have not been made. Burial will be in Fernwood cemetery at Henderson.